Martinsburg daily gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1887-1887, 1887-03-23

A PECULIAR DAMAGE SUIT INA NEW
YORK COURT.

Latter Would Not Let Him Marry His
Daughter-The Only Case Isecord.
NEW York, March 22.--On the cow: Of
common pleas calendar for this week Is q
case which, il old lawyers tell the facts is
without parallel 1t Is known as No. 1880,
Steinmann vs.. Isaacs,n and promises some
very strange developments The action is
for $4,000 and the peculiar thing about it is
that the plaintiff demands this amount from
the defendant because the latter would not
allow him to marry his daughter. This is
said 70 b the first case Of the kind ever heard
of. and the verdict will be looked for anx-
iously by wealthy parents who happen to be
possessed Of fair manageable daughters.
the cas- is further complicated by the TACT
that the plaintiff and the young lady, who
were at one time engaged, have since then
both picked out other life partners and are
now married.
The plaintiff in the case is s. B. Steinmann
who is d barker ut 80 Broadway He is
about thirty-two years old, short and stout,
with black wn.sEeis and mustache He
looks like ii Spaniard and affects foreign
sir. The defendant, Reuben Isaacs, is tho
whose place of business is 555 Broadway.
He lives 1t 2l5 East Sixtieth street. and has
one Of the most artistically furnished houses
IN the city He has two grown daughters,
who are handsome young ladies, and it was
the elder OF them who was at one time EN-
gagged to Mr.. s;teinmann. 1t appears to
have been Il case OF love at first sight with
him, so he offered hi hand, and was ac-
repted According to his story, he believed
that the engagement was fully sanctioned
oy the young lady's parents, and, as big
party was given at the house shortly after,
70 which he was invited, the happy young
nun took it to be given in homo. OF the en-
gagement.
In his complaint Mr. Steinmann alleged
that he was most devoseI to tie young lady
whom he designed to grace his home He
further states that hs believed that Mis-
lsaacs Lowell him deeply in return and that
he left nothing undone to make her enga re-
ment a happy one. He states that ever
Jhing went well after the anta-nuptial feast
until one day the father OF the young lady
rose III his might and politely informed young
Sleinmann that lie never intended he snoald
marry his daughter and would not allow hin
10. He would give no reason for his de.el1n.-.
natio1s however. Ali sorts of iannors are
afioat about the reason for Mr. 1saacs for
bidding the bans and his lawyer said that
they are the best III the world. buG he coula
not say what they are until he gets Stein
mann on the witness stand. and then he pro-.
poses to have SOME fu.l with him. The COM
plant further states that the plaintiff still
loves the youag daughter OF the defendant
1t was only a short time after his rejection
as a son-in-iaM that Air. Steinmann began
his action. In the meantime, however
some events occurred wnich would prevent
the defendant from compromising the action
by offering his daughters hand to the plaill-
tiff
Nh Steinniann had hardly left the field
when another snitor presented himself HI
proposed in due course OF time, was accepted,
and about a year ago Miss Isaacs became his
wife. The friends of Mr. Steinmann openly
declare that he was thrown over because of
the richer suitoc who presented himself
When he heard of the marriage Mr.. Stein
mann was in despair for few months, bur
he made up his mind to take matters philo-
sophically. He saw he could never marry
the Miss lsaacs that was, so he did the next
best thing and married some enc else, and is
now happy husband The singular state
Of affairs will not i'll any way non-suit the
plaintiff.
S. d. Lewards, the attorney for Mr.. Stein
mann, says that he has a good case, and ex-
poets to win the suit on the grounds that his
clients prospects and plans were upset J.
G. Levi, the attorney for Mr.. Isaacs, is
equally confident of victory, and bases his
case on the mysterious reason that his client
had for not allowing the marriage to take
place, and which he positively refuses to dis
close. He confidently assured your CORES
dondent last night that the case viii be a
short one Mr.. sIsaacs personally denies that
he ever gave his parental sanction to his
daughter'S engagement To Sfainmann and